Security awareness

Role Based Security Awareness Training: Training Those Who Don't Think They Need It

Role Based Security Awareness Training: Training Those Who Don't Think They Need It

Introduction Security awareness training is essential for every person that has an email account and/or access to your company network. This can include ever

10 crucial end user security tips

With the beginning of the 21st century, the importance of information and technology started growing, and in today's world, virtually no individual can stay

5 Ways to Boost Engagement in Your Security Awareness Program

5 Ways to Boost Engagement in Your Security Awareness Program

Gamification is everywhere, and with good reason. It’s proven to increase training engagement, something many businesses struggle to capture. A report from G

Email spoofing and Spams

What is email spoofing? Email spoofing is the technique of sending email to others with a forged sender's address. What is spamming? Spamming is an automate

OWASP Top 10 #9: Using Components With Known Vulnerabilities

OWASP Top 10 #9: Using Components With Known Vulnerabilities

It does not take a rocket scientist to understand that using components with known vulnerabilities a very poor choice for protecting your web application or

Security Awareness Statistics

Security breaches have grave consequences for organizations. In 2015, the average cost of corporate data breaches increased by 15% compared to the previous...

What Kind of Security Training Does HIPAA Say I Need to Provide?

What Kind of Security Training Does HIPAA Say I Need to Provide?

Patient health records are highly sought after by cyber-criminals because they can exploit them in a multitude of ways. On the “dark web,” stolen medical dat

PCI Security Awareness: Who Needs Training and Compliance?

With financial reward being one of the main motives behind online frauds, the Payment Card Industry (PCI) is constantly under cyber-attack by hackers. The bu

Security Awareness for Sales Representatives

The performance of salespersons is usually measured in terms of revenue, not in terms of security awareness. As a result, most of their efforts are geared to

The security awareness hazards of removable media

The security awareness hazards of removable media

What is removable media? Removable media can be thought of as a portable storage medium that allows users to copy data to it and then take it off-site, and